Becoming an Artist in Residence
Voices of the Wilderness
An Alaskan artist-in-residence program where participants are partnered with a wilderness specialist to join in projects such as research, monitoring and education in a remote wilderness setting.
The 2024 summer artist residency information and application will be available here in mid-December. We look forward to seeing your application!
Coordinator contact: Barbara Lydon at barbara.lydon@usda.gov
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area, Chugach National Forest
Jacqueline Scott | Writer | Ontario, Canada & Keith Boggs | Painter | Talkeetna, AK
Kootznoowoo Wilderness, Tongass National Forest 
Tom Hanicak | Painter | Euchid, Ohio
Tebenkof Bay, Tongass National Forest 
Trenton Jung | Illustrator | Tucson, AZ
Sitka Ranger District Wilderness Areas, Tongass National Forest 
Nellie Geraghty | Mixed medium | Providence, RI
Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror Wilderness, Tongass National Forest 
Youpa Stein | Multidisciplinary | Arlee, MT
Aleutian Islands Wilderness, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Briget Brunner | Stained glass | Valdez, AK
Arctic Wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Tessa Hulls | Multidisciplinary | Seattle, WA
Selawik Wilderness, Selwaik National Wildlife Refuge
Andrea Nelson | Assemblage | Haines, AK
Noatak Wilderness, Western Arctic National Parklands
Rachel Heckerman | Videographer | Wanaque, NJ
Past Artists-in-Residence
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Supporting Stories
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Becoming an Artist in Residence in Alaska's Voices of the Wilderness Program by Pam Hanneman
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What We Talk about When We Talk about Wilderness by Marybeth Holleman for Center for Humans and Nature
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Bones of the Tongass: Kayaking the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness by Megan Perra for Sierra Club
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8 Highly Unusual Writing Residencies by Emily Temple for Literary Hub
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A place for artists on public lands by Tim Lydon for High Country News